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Before this project began it was thought that Kittiwakes foraged
within about 100km of their breeding colony. Our research has shown that we
underestimated the lengths that kittiwakes were going to to find food at some
colonies and in some years. So far our record breaking Kittiwake is this one
shown below who was followed from his nest on the island
of Copinsay in the Far North of
Scotland to his feeding area 231
Km out into the North Sea – that was half way to Norway!